पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 4, 2019 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.5 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

दैवी सम्पद्विमोक्षाय निबन्धायासुरी मता।मा शुचः सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातोऽसि पाण्डव।।16.5।।

"16.5 Godly qualities lead to liberation; godless to bondage. Do not be anxious, Prince! Thou hast the Godly qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1426

Malayalam Era: 1195

Nanakshahi: 550

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	19.19°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	8.42°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	57.82°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha	0.55°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	239.37°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	351.83°	Mīna	Revatī P2
शनि Śani	266.30°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

Siliguri, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 13 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 46 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:11 – 04:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:50 – 04:56
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:45 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:10 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla	17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:15 – 09:54
Yamaganda	13:12 – 14:52
Gulika Kāla	04:56 – 06:36
Varjyam	05:29 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta	08:02 – 08:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	04:56 – 06:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:36 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:15 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	09:54 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:33 – 13:12 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:12 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:52 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:31 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:10 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:31 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:52 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:12 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:33 – 00:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	00:54 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:15 – 03:36 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:36 – 04:56 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.7271°

Longitude: 88.3953°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870142.27
Julian Day	2458607.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1231°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	348.41°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1231°), declination 15.83°, EoT 3.26 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2019-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)